Chapter 73: Assault on Death
"Okay, looks like everyone’s here. Let’s get the meeting started," Remarked Jules, as she looked around.
"Yes, let’s cut right to the chase...I don’t feel comfortable being away from my city for too long, those Irregulars might attack again," Spoke up Fyre with a grimace.
It was the 5th of December, 1918, a few days later. Following her conversation with Aster and Raven, Jules decided to hold a meeting with the other Knights, the Captains and Vice-Captains of the First and Second Squads were in attendance, as well as a representative of the Third Squad, along with Jules’s own direct subordinates.
"Don’t worry, this shouldn’t take too long...however, the topic we need to discuss here today is an important one, so we’ll need to be thorough in our discussions. As you already know, this is in regards to the Undead King...he could attack us again any day now, and we’ve already confirmed that the number of undead creatures in the Death Zone has vastly increased. We need to determine how to handle this, failure is not an option, because it’ll mean the end of the Kingdom of Persona," Stated Jules grimly.
"Yeah, he was unbelievably powerful, I’ve never encountered such immense brute strength before...but the real issue is his regeneration, he was back to normal in an instant, no matter how badly we damaged him," Spoke up Rione with a frown.
"If I may make a suggestion, would it be feasible to launch a preemptive strike on the Death Zone before the Undead King makes his move?" Chimed in Jacks.
"No, that’s not an option. I did consider it, but it just isn’t possible. The Death Zone was already too dangerous to venture into, thanks to what we now know is Miasma that’s produced by undead beings, including the Undead King himself. And that Miasma has grown exponentially stronger and more dense than it was before. It would be nothing short of suicide to venture into that region," Jules shook her head in response.
"Based on the reports we’ve gotten from the Knights posted along the border by the Death Zone, there are likely thousands upon thousands of undead creatures roaming the region currently. Even if the Miasma wasn’t an issue, we’d likely be swarmed and wiped out by their sheer number," Remarked Wein, the Vice-Captain of the First Squad.
"The Undead King and his forces aren’t the only thing we need to worry about...there’s also those damned Irregulars. They could easily use this as an opportunity to launch more attacks against the church and kill more of us," Pointed out Fyre with a seething grimace.
"Looks like he’s developed a strong grudge against them...he’s usually so spacey and off in his own world, except when he’s fighting, but that’s not the case today. Well, they did kill one of his subordinates, seems he’s taking that harder than I would have thought," Jules thought to herself, as she took note of the hatred in his eyes.
"I agree that they’re a problem, but I don’t think we have to worry about them right now. Or rather, we don’t have the luxury of worrying about them right now...we’ve already confirmed that they don’t kill indiscriminately, they only kill those who are prejudiced against Commoners. The vast majority of our remaining Knights who are ranked First-Class or above are individuals that they’re unlikely to target, so-...," Began Rione.